Michelle Lyons-McFarland is a writer and game developer. She has done work for FASA, Wizards of the Coast, White Wolf, WizKids, FanPro, Fantasy Flight Games, Fast Forward Entertainment, and Guardians of Order. With her husband Matt McFarland she founded Growling Door Games in 2012. In 2016 she was elected president of the Indie Game Developers Network. She is currently pursing a PhD in English literature.